Chapter 184

When the Misty Ridge Lord's figure, spanning the Milky Way, tore through spacetime and descended, the spacetime of the entire ruin froze!

Not far away, the Canglan Emperor's pupils constricted sharply, his heart almost stopping.

"That… is the aura of an Eternal Lord, it's the Misty Ridge Lord!" the Canglan Emperor sucked in a breath of cold air, his figure quickly hiding in a spacetime interlayer, even holding his breath.

Misty Ridge Lord, the Blue-badge Eternal Lord of Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu, who controls the "Chaos Mist Dao", is Zhou Xuan's teacher; the Zhouguang Realm is his territory, belonging to the Eternal Night Alliance faction!

Eternal Night Alliance, a faction composed of Eternal Lords!

In Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu, there are several factions composed of Eternal Lords!

For example, the teacher of the Canglan Emperor, Lord of Tianheng, belongs to a faction called the Po Jun Alliance.

"How did the Misty Ridge Lord come so fast?" the Canglan Emperor's thoughts raced, "It seems he found out as soon as Zhou Xuan died!"

At that moment, the Canglan Emperor sensed the Misty Ridge Lord's violent aura locking onto Li Zhangsheng and Mu Xuan Yi, the greedy intention spreading without concealment, making even the hidden Canglan Emperor feel his soul tremble.

"This is bad, the Misty Ridge Lord is a veteran Eternal Lord, his strength comparable to that teacher; if the Misty Ridge Lord makes a move, Li Zhangsheng probably can't withstand it!" the Canglan Emperor felt anxious.

Although he was shocked by Li Zhangsheng's strength, facing the true descent of a veteran Eternal Lord, he did not think Li Zhangsheng had a chance to win!

Although Li Zhangsheng destroyed the Zhouguang Holy Land, his strength is estimated to be comparable to that of an Eternal Lord.

But there are differences among Eternal Lords; like the Misty Ridge Lord, a veteran Eternal Lord, his battle power is incredibly heaven-defying!

"We must notify the teacher immediately!"

The Canglan Emperor dared not delay; he immediately used the special transmission secret art granted by Lord of Tianheng, sending his divine sense into it:

"Teacher, I followed Li Zhangsheng to the Zhouguang Holy Land; when I arrived, the Zhouguang Holy Land had already been destroyed, which must be Li Zhangsheng's doing."

"Now the Misty Ridge Lord's true form has descended; given his nature, Li Zhangsheng's destruction of the Zhouguang Holy Land means he won't let it go, the situation is urgent, I implore the teacher to decide!"

After sending the transmission, the Canglan Emperor anxiously monitored the battlefield, while silently praying that Lord of Tianheng would respond soon.

He knew that once a battle between Eternal Lords erupted, the affected range would be terrifyingly huge; if he, a Dao Emperor realm cultivator, were caught up, even the aftermath would be hard to bear!

At the same moment the Canglan Emperor sent his transmission, the Misty Ridge Lord's two rows of icy vertical pupils swept over the Zhouguang Holy Land reduced to ruins, finally fixing on Li Zhangsheng and Mu Xuan Yi.

When his gaze fell on Mu Xuan Yi, his pupils suddenly contracted!

"This aura… it's definitely divine blood!!" the Misty Ridge Lord's soul surged violently; even though he was well-versed and knowledgeable, his heart could not help but be excited!

This bloodline aura is indeed divine blood; he has seen divine blood before, and is especially sensitive and familiar with this aura!

My god, it truly is divine blood!!

The Misty Ridge Lord now wished to immediately devour Mu Xuan Yi and extract the divine blood within her!

"Zhou Xuan that idiot didn't deceive me; this is practically a supreme treasure hard to find even in the Hun Dun Hai, I don't know where Zhou Xuan found such a treasure?!"

Next, his gaze turned to Li Zhangsheng, a hint of contempt flashing in his vertical pupils:

"Was it you who killed Zhou Xuan? Which faction are you from, daring to run wild on my territory and seize my fortune?"

His vast voice rolled like heavenly thunder, shaking spacetime for several light-years around, countless stellar fragments turning to dust in that sound wave.

Li Zhangsheng's expression was calm, as if he felt none of that overwhelming Eternal pressure, merely calmly gazing at the Misty Ridge Lord, like looking at an ordinary passerby!

This person's aura and pressure far surpassed Zhou Xuan's; he is likely the strongest level in Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu… an Eternal Lord!

Of course, Li Zhangsheng didn't care; in his view, as long as within his attack range, there was no difference between an Eternal Lord and a Dao Emperor!

"An Eternal Lord?" Li Zhangsheng said lightly, "Coming this fast, it seems Zhou Xuan indeed spread the news."

"My name is Misty Ridge, Zhou Xuan is my disciple; the entire Zhouguang Realm is my territory, so of course I came quickly." The Misty Ridge Lord gazed at Li Zhangsheng, "I am acquainted with nearly all the Eternal Lords of Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu, but I have never heard your name; you seem to be a newly risen Eternal Lord who grew in secret."

"However, Eternal Lords also have strengths and weaknesses; don't think becoming an Eternal Lord is something great. I have previously abused a newly risen Eternal Lord; hand over the woman beside you, and perhaps I can let you leave unharmed. What do you think?"

Li Zhangsheng said lightly: "Not really."

"If so, then go die!"

As his voice fell, the Misty Ridge Lord's massive body trembled slightly; the sky‑filling mist surged, turning into countless black mist blades, each containing the terrifying power to rend spacetime, sweeping toward Li Zhangsheng from all directions!

"Misty Ridge Thousand Blades, Myriad Worlds Slaughter!"

This is one of the Misty Ridge Lord's signature techniques!

Where the mist blades passed, spacetime was sliced into countless cracks; black void turbulence surged out, devouring all matter and energy. If this strike landed in an ordinary great world, it could reduce the entire world to nothing in an instant!

Facing this heaven‑shattering, earth‑destroying blow, Li Zhangsheng didn't even blink.

He lightly raised his hand; an invisible spacetime force spread out, protecting Mu Xuan Yi within it, then calmly watched the sky‑filling mist blades approach.

Just as the mist blades were about to reach him……

The Misty Ridge Lord suddenly let out a feral grin; a huge hand formed of dense mist appeared out of nowhere above Li Zhangsheng's head, fingers spread, its palm forming a black vortex that devours everything!

"Idiot, the true killing move is here!"

It turned out the sky‑filling mist blades were merely a feint; this giant hand is the Misty Ridge Lord's real attack!

"Chaos Mist Hand, Prison in the Palm!"

The sky‑covering hand clenched shut instantly, gripping Li Zhangsheng and Mu Xuan Yi in its palm!

The black vortex at its palm erupted with terrifying devouring power, madly draining the vitality and cultivation of those trapped!

"Haha, got you!" the Misty Ridge Lord laughed, "Within my Chaos Mist Hand, even a peer‑rank Eternal Lord would need some effort to break free; you, a newly risen Eternal Lord, just wait obediently for death!"

He seemed already to see himself obtaining the divine blood, breaking his shackles, and stepping into the wondrous realm above Eternal!

However, just as the Misty Ridge Lord was feeling triumphant……

"Hand, don't you want it anymore?"

A calm voice came from within the mist hand, clearly transmitted into the Misty Ridge Lord's ears.

The Misty Ridge Lord's pupils contracted; before he could react, he saw a blade of light, brilliant to the extreme, shoot up from the palm of the mist hand!

That sword light was vast and condensed; Li Zhangsheng held a three‑foot longsword, its whole body crystal‑clear like jade, the blade flowing with profound, inscrutable spacetime Dao patterns.

At the moment the sword light appeared, the entire heaven and earth's spacetime froze!

The sword light swept past lightly and casually!

Swish!

That sky‑covering great hand, condensed from chaotic mist and capable of entrapping and killing an equal‑level Eternal, was sliced cleanly in two by a single sword strike, as if a hot knife cutting butter!

"What?!" the Mist Ridge Lord's pupils snapped shut, and an incredulous shock flashed in his eyes.

His chaotic mist hand was a killing move that had condensed thirty percent of his own divine power, its toughness comparable to an Eternal artifact—how could it possibly be cut so easily?!

How could this be possible?!

However, what shocked the Mist Ridge Lord even more was still to come.

After the sword light cut the mist hand, it did not dissipate; instead, it gently turned in the void, becoming a sword rainbow spanning the sky, slashing toward the true form of the Mist Ridge Lord!

Where the sword rainbow passed, space and time were neatly cleaved into a pitch‑black fissure, its edges smooth as a mirror, as if the heavens and earth had been split in two!

"Bad!"

The Mist Ridge Lord's internal alarm rang loudly; without hesitation he summoned all his divine power, the surrounding mist roiled wildly, and he formed nine thousand nine hundred ninety‑nine layers of mist shields before him!

Each layer could withstand a full‑force strike from the pinnacle of the Dao Emperor Realm!

At the same time, his massive body surged backward at high speed, trying to evade the terrifying sword!

But the sword rainbow was too fast!

So fast that even his mind as an Eternal Lord couldn't keep up!

So fast that space and time lost meaning before it!

The Mist Ridge Lord only felt the sword light flash before his eyes, and the next moment…

Snort!

The nine thousand nine hundred ninety‑nine layers of mist shield were pierced layer by layer like paper, and the sword rainbow sliced through his colossal body, which stretched a light‑year high, without any hindrance!

Time seemed to stand still at that moment.

The Mist Ridge Lord lowered his head, gazing at his body neatly cut in two; the two rows of vertical pupils were filled with bewilderment, shock, disbelief, and… bone‑deep terror!

"No… impossible…"

"This is impossible!"

He muttered to himself, his voice trembling.

How could a newly‑ascended Eternal Lord possess such power?!

As an Eternal Lord, he possessed an immortal Divine Body; as long as his source remained intact, he could bleed and be reborn!

But at this moment, he could clearly feel that the sword harbored an indescribable terrifying force, wildly corroding his Divine Body's source!

"What kind of power is this? To wound the Eternal Origin…" a storm of terror surged in the Mist Ridge Lord's heart.

He had never seen such a bizarre sword path!

Ordinary attacks, even if they could slay his Divine Body, could not harm the Eternal Origin he concealed deep within space and time.

But this sword was different; it seemed able to follow causality, traverse space‑time, and strike directly at the core of his source!

"Miscalculated!"

"Escape, we must flee immediately!"

The Mist Ridge Lord instantly made a judgment and dared not entertain any lingering desire to fight.

He did not hesitate to burn the Eternal Origin; his massive body exploded with a roar, turning into a sea of mist that scattered in all directions!

Each wisp of mist contained a trace of his soul imprint; as long as a single wisp escaped, he could remake his Divine Body through the Divine Realm!

Though the loss would be severe, it was still better than a total fall!

"Want to leave?"

Li Zhangsheng's calm voice sounded again.

He raised his hand in a void grip; the sword rainbow that had sliced the mist hand twirled in the air, splitting into countless strands as fine as hair, weaving a sword net that covered the entire star region!

Snicker snicker snicker snicker snicker!

Countless wisps of mist were cut and erased by the sword strands!

"Ah!!!!"

In the void, the Mist Ridge Lord's mournful scream rang out; he could feel his Divine Body's source wildly draining, losing over ninety percent in an instant!

"To think it made me lose ninety percent of my Divine Body directly?"

"You… who exactly are you?!" the remaining fragment of the Mist Ridge Lord's soul asked in terror.

Such a terrifying sword path, such a bizarre power—this is certainly not an ordinary newly‑ascended Eternal!

Not even a typical Eternal Lord could possess it!

Li Zhangsheng gave no answer, stepped forward, chased after the spreading mist, and then swept his sword across…

"Ahhh, damn it, I have to unleash a forbidden technique!"

"White‑clad one, I remember you!"

The Mist Ridge Lord let out another wail, uttered a harsh remark, and then, having employed some unknown forbidden technique, the mist that filled the sky vanished instantly, and he disappeared without a trace!!

Li Zhangsheng's divine perception enveloped the eight wildernesses, yet he did not sense the Mist Ridge Lord's aura.

"Did you escape?" Li Zhangsheng asked, slightly surprised. "It seems the Eternal Lord of Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu has a rather unique way of fleeing!"

Li Zhangsheng turned, looked at Mu Xuan Yi, who was still in shock, and smiled gently: "Let's go, the flies have already been chased away."

Mu Xuan Yi stared blankly at Li Zhangsheng, unable to speak for a moment!

She knew her Sect Master was powerful, but had never imagined he could be this strong!

That's an Eternal Lord!

The pinnacle existence of Yuan Zhi Sheng Tu!

To think he was shattered by two or three sword strikes from the Sect Master, fleeing in panic!

What terrifying strength is that?!

"Sect Master, you… what realm are you truly in?" Mu Xuan Yi finally could not hold back and asked.

Li Zhangsheng smiled, did not directly answer, merely said: "Realm to me is merely an empty reputation."

"You only need to know that with me here, no one can bully you in the slightest."

Mu Xuan Yi felt a warm current surge in his heart, he nodded deeply: "Xuan Yi understands!"

At the same time, Cang Lan Emperor, hidden in the spacetime interlayer, was already so shocked he could not speak.

He personally witnessed the whole process: the Lord of Misty Descent descended, unleashed a killing move, then was shattered by Li Zhangsheng's two or three sword strikes and fled in panic.

All of this happened too fast, so fast that his thoughts could not keep up!

"Three swords... he seems to have only drawn three swords!!" Cang Lan Emperor's voice trembled, "That is the Lord of Misty Descent, a mid-to-high level Eternal Realm powerhouse, yet..."

Just then, the transmission secret technique in his bosom vibrated, and the divine sense of the Lord of Tianheng arrived:

"Cang Lan, my true form is now rushing over; how is the situation now? If necessary, you can manifest in the name of the Po Jun Alliance to hold off the Lord of Misty Descent until I arrive, then say that Li Zhangsheng is a member of my Po Jun Alliance!"

Obviously, the Lord of Tianheng was also shocked by the news that Li Zhangsheng had destroyed the Zhou Guang Holy Land, and his true form rushed over directly, intending to protect Li Zhangsheng.

Cang Lan Emperor hastily composed himself, and sent a secret voice transmission back: "Old... teacher, Li Zhangsheng and the Lord of Misty Descent have clashed; Li Zhangsheng only drew three swords, the Lord of Misty Descent suffered heavy injuries, and I don't know what forbidden secret technique he used to flee in panic!!"

"What did you say?!"

At this moment, the Lord of Tianheng, who was rushing to the Zhou Guang Realm, was utterly stunned and halted his figure, his face full of disbelief!!